According to the Korean Consulate General in New York, it has issued 1,040 E2 visas for English teachers in 2009, representing a 124 percent increase since 2007. more>

According to analysts, many NYC small business owners, including Koreans, are paying exorbitant rents that threaten their future. more>

As USCIS have increased unannounced visits to work sites, undocumented workers have been removed from the jobs or have fled to prevent getting caught, many of them Hispanic. more>

Although the price of gold is not really very high these days, this has not stopped the growing number of customers who want to sell their gold or diamonds. more>

While Korean real estate brokers are on the front line, and therefore the first to feel the serious and often damaging effects of the real estate slump, increasingly, other related branches, such as moving companies, electronics, and home appliance companies are also feeling the pinch. more>

Korean business owners face a two-pronged problem: less manpower and decreasing income. If they begin to hire legal immigrants, then they feel they will not be able to cover the increased costs of paying higher wages. And to find qualified workers to fill vacated slots will not be an easy task. more>

Continued economic depression and instability of the current job market are pushing Korean immigrants to overcome financial pressures, become self-employed or acquire new skills for their careers, despite negative consequences of double-jobbing. more>

The increase in number of “bait e-mails,” requesting personal information like Social Security numbers, passwords, and confidential pin numbers, has led experts to warn the community against this trend. more>

“Missy USA, Mizville or Go Missy,” launched to appeal to Korean immigrant housewives to provide how-to guides on health, child-care, beauty and other domestic issues, are growing in popularity. more>